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CALENDAR
WEEK OF 11/13 - 11/17
Tuesday, November 14
Book Fair
GSO - Gr 4 & 5
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 1
Wednesday, November 15
Book Fair
National Recycling Day -wear BLUE
8:00a Adv. Orchestra - Gr 5 Only
Thursday, November 16
Care For Self And Others - wear
RED
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 2
3:30p ESOL Thanksgiving Feast
Friday, November 17
8:00a Advanced Band
WEEK OF 11/20 - 11/21
Monday, November 20
8:00a Rangers Meeting
8:00a Student Council
Tuesday, November 21
Chorus Rehearsal - ALL MEMBERS
Wednesday, November 22
RED SHIRT DAY
EARLY RELEASE
8:00a Adv. Orchestra - Gr 5 only
Thursday, November 23
NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
Friday, November 24
NO SCHOOL -
Thanksgiving Break
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QUICK LINKS
To purchase Riverside gear, click
here
Click
here to view the lunch menu
Sign up for lunch duty
here
Sign up for safety duty
here
NEW! Online Directory
here
Volunteer for the PTA
here
See the latest Wellness Newsletter
here.
More information on the district's food services changes and survey results can be found
here.
View the Rules of the Road
here
Click
here for the Early Morning Program information
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PEEK AT THE WEEK
MISSED AN ISSUE?
SUBMISSIONS
Deadline for submissions is 3pm
on Wednesday of the school week
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COMMUNITY NEWS
For RTM news and calendar, click here. For BOE News click
Nov. 12, 2pm, Sunday Science at the Seaside Center. Author Presentation:
Junk Raft by Marcus Ericksen.
Make It! at the Perrot Library, Wednesdays in November at 4pm.
Nov. 15: Mosaic Trivet
Nov. 25, 7th Annual Alliance for Education Turkey Trot 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk. The Greenwich school with the greatest participation wins a $500 gift card for PE equipment, so be sure to indicate your school when you register! More information
here.
Click
here
to view the community calendar.
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Thanks to everyone who joined us for our special Veteran's Day celebration today! It was great to see so many families and Veterans in attendance. Remember to thank a Veteran!
Next Tuesday, November 14th and Wednesday, November 15th is Riverside School's Book Fair. Please look on
RIVPTA.ORG for more information on your child's class schedule as well as book fair bucks.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Jenn Wolfe & Sarah Morris
PTA Co- Presidents
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OOK FAIR
Save the date for this year's Riverside Book Fair on
Nov 14th and 15th from 9:00am - 3:00pm each day.
For class visitation schedule, volunteer sign ups and information on
Book Fair Bucks, please visit
www.rivpta.org.
Parents are invited to come during their child's class visit.
If you are unable to attend, you have the option to purchase Book Fair Bucks for your children so that they may purchase books independently. There will be volunteers present to assist anyone who needs help. To purchase Book Fair Bucks, please visit www.rivpta.org.
Also join us for an Ice Cream Social on
Nov 14th from 5:30 - 7:00pm
which will include a fun raffle for each grade starting at 6:30pm.
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AFTERS PROGRAM
Fall Afters classes have now ended with the exception of Tuesday's
classes and a makeup for Paint Like the Masters. Dodgeball has ended. We hope you enjoyed the Fall session!
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MATH MARATHON RESULTS
The Math Marathon is over and we have a winner: Mrs. Mann's 3rd Grade Class! Congratulations to this tenacious group who completed 21,268 IXL problems to win the top spot. Rounding out the top five were Ms. Rizzi's class, Ms. Arbulu's class, Mrs. Winningham's class, and Ms. Cullen's class. But the biggest winner is Riverside School! Students completed a total of 201,735 problems over the four-week period. Go Riverside!
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RADING CANDY FOR A CHILD'S SMILE
The Wellness Committee would like to thank all Riverside School families and children who donated unwanted Halloween candy. We collected even more this year - in fewer days - for a total of
434 LBS
!!! Local pediatric dentist, Dr. Stacy Zarakiotis, is matching $2 for every pound of candy collected and will in turn be donating the $868 to
Operation Smile
. Because of our school's enormous donation, we will fund at least 3 pediatric cleft lip surgeries for children in need!
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AFTER SCHOOL CHILDCARE AT RIVERSIDE SCHOOL
Riverside School is partnering with OGRCC to offer after school childcare beginning on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018. Hours of operation are from 3pm-6pm Monday to Friday. Please make sure to register NOW as this program must have a minimum number of students to run.
Click Here f
or program details including fees & payment schedules.
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GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK
November 15th is America Recycles Day! Students are encouraged to wear blue to show their pledge to recycle and will participate in fun activities during lunchtime (click here if you want to help). Keep the conversation going by discussing ways you recycle at home. Here is the complete List of Recyclables for the town of Greenwich.
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UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Riverside Rhythms "Skunk Rockets" All Grades on Nov 28
Ask your children about what they learned! These programs are all run thanks to your generous donations and sponsored by the Riverside School PTA.
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CARE FOR SELF AND OTHERS
On
Thursday, November 16th, Riverside School will be participating in the second district norm event. The theme is
"Care for Self and Others -- Teamwork Makes the Dream Work." This event will promote gratitude, mindful living, and effective stress management skills. Students will take this opportunity to participate in team building activities to form relationship skills, work cooperatively with others to accomplish a common goal, and practice communicating clearly and listening to others. All students and staff are encouraged to wear
red on this day.
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STUDENT COUNCIL HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORTS
Donation Request: Following Hurricane Harvey, families from Red Elementary School in Houston, TX have suffered from the loss of their homes and belongings. To support this school, the Riverside Student Council is collecting new or gently used children's
lightweight jackets, vests, and zip-up sweatshirts (sizes extra small to extra large). These items can be brought in to the bins in the front lobby. Thank you for your generosity!
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CODING CLASSES
Interested in coding? Free sessions for interested students in grades 3-5 (with a parent or caregiver joining them) are starting this Monday after school. From 3:45-4:15pm
on 11/13, 11/27, 12/4, and 12/11, a few members of the Greenwich High School "Girls Who Code" Club will be running hands-on coding sessions in the Riverside School Media Center. Mr. Weiss or Ms. Key will also be supporting these sessions. View the flyer for more information or click here to sign up.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL ADVANCED STUDIES MEETINGS
Information sessions for parents of students in grades 5, 6 and 7 to learn about middle school advanced course options will be held on Monday, December 4th at 9am or 6:30pm at Greenwich Town Hall. For more information, please see the flier in English or Spanish.
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HEARING SCREENING TEST
State required Hearing Screenings started the week of November 13th. Hearing screenings are done in grades 1, 4 & 5.
If you have any questions or concern about the screenings please contact Ruth Holz, School Nurse.
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